Millions of Zoom video recordings left exposed allowing strangers to watch personal video chats online
Thousands of Zoom videos which have been recorded by hosts are viewable online in a major security flawBut while people have enjoyed the simplicity of the platform, Zoom's bosses have admitted they were not prepared for the unprecedented surge in traffic due to the pandemic.has shown that videos recorded through the app's software have been saved onto a separate storage space without a password.
In a blog post this week, Zoom chief executive Eric Yuan admitted the company, founded in 2011, did not expect to become the most popular app of its kind in the US in a matter of a few weeks. Mr Yuan said the new user base was using Zoom in a number of “unexpected ways, presenting us with challenges we did not anticipate when the platform was conceived.
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